Madhuri Banerjee

Madhuri Banerjee (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian author,[1] columnist and screenwriter. Her debut novel Losing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas[2] sold over 40,000 copies.[3] The writer of the successful Bollywood film, Hate Story 2,[4] she has also worked with actress Karishma Kapoor on a non-fiction book called The Yummy Mummy Guide.[5]

Madhuri Banerjee
Born (1975-08-09) 9 August 1975
Delhi, India
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
NationalityIndian
EducationLady Shri Ram College for Women
GenreFiction, Realistic fiction, Non-fiction
Notable worksLosing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas, Forbidden Desires, My Clingy Girlfriend, Scandalous Housewives, Advantage Love, Mistakes Like Love And Sex, My Yummy Mummy Guide

Banerjee was a columnist with Asian Age for two years and had a sex and relationship column in the Maxim magazine. Her awards[6] include National Award for her documentary on women’s issues called Between Dualities. She has been the face of Revlon as their Relationship Expert for their campaign Choices.

Banerjee has been called by Cosmo magazine as the Carrie Bradshaw of India and has also been featured in the India Today Woman magazine twice in her six years as an author. A documentary was made about her by Dove as a Yahoo Fearless and Fab Woman, available on the Yahoo website. Shobhaa De calls her a Raja Ravi Verma painting and says about her debut novel, "Madhuri’s spunky, vivid take on negotiating sexual space in today’s insane social environment has won her several fans across the gender divide!"

Bibliography
  • Losing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas (2011)
  • Mistakes Like Love And Sex (2012)
  • My Yummy Mummy Guide (2013)
  • Advantage Love (2014)
  • Scandalous Housewives (2014)
  • My Clingy Girlfriend (2015)
  • Forbidden Desires (2016)
  • The Flaky Mummy (2016)

Filmography
Year Film Screenplay Assistant Director Notes
2001 Yaadein No Yes
2001 Rahul No Yes
2003 Kuch Naa Kaho No Yes
2014 Hate Story 2 Yes No

See also

References
  1. Varma, Anuradha (11 April 2011). "I wrote when my newborn slept: Madhuri Banerjee – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. Madhuri Banerjee (2011). Good Reads. Penguin Global. p. 244. ISBN 978-0143415121.
  3. "Madhuri Banerjee | Penguin Books India". penguinbooksindia.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. IANS (18 January 2016). "Hope women find courage through my books: Author Madhuri Banerjee (IANS Interview)". Business Standard India. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. Madhuri Banerjee (2013). My Yummy Mummy Guide. India: Penguin Books India. p. 256. ISBN 9780143417286.
  6. "In conversation with Madhuri Banerjee | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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